Cuff-holder



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NPETERS, PHOTuTMOGRAPnER. WASHINGTGN. D (I4 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD WV. WIOKERSHAM, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

CUFF-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 234,100, dated November2, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD W. WIGKEE- SHAM,ofthe city of Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State ofMinnesota, haveinvented a Device for Attaching the Shirt-0uft to theInside ot' the Goat-Sleeve, reference being had to the drawings, and theletters and gures marked thereon.

My invention relates to that class ot' devices which are used to holdthe cuff, the object being to dispense with the buttons which areordinarily used in securing them to the shirt or dress of the wearer;and it consists of a peculiarly-formed sprl' 11g-clasp having the end ofone ot' its jaws perforated for attachment to the lining of a coat ordress sleeve, and its structure andthe manner of using will behereinafter fully described.

Referring to the drawings making a part of the specification, Figure 1is a side elevation of the clasp. Fig. 2 is a face view ofthe springjaw.Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the clasp. Fig. et is a section of acoat-sleeve with a cuff' held in position bythe clasp, and Fig. 5 is anedge view ot' a clasp made ot' two pieces united together.

The clasp is made of a fiat piece ot' spring metal or other elasticmaterial bent upon itself, forming two jaws, one ot' which is shorterthan the other.

a represents one of the jaws, and b the other. e is the cuff; f, thecoat-sleeve; and t' t' are holes or perforations in the longer of thetwo jaws, for the purpose of sewing it fast to the sleeve.

As already stated, the clasp is formed by doubling a flat piece ot'spring material, thus forming the jaws, one ot which is shorter than theother and has its free end bent or delected, so that it will act as aguide in inserting the cuff. The free end of the long jaw is providedwith holes or pcrforati-ons i i, or the holes may be made at anysuitable point between the two Application led September 13, 1880. (Nomodel.)

ends ot' the clasp. The clasp I sometimes form of two pieces of metalriveted together; butI prefer to make it of one piece.

To use the clasp it is to be sewed to the inside of a coat or dresssleeve, and I find in practice that it is better to attach it to thelining at or adjacent to the seam, with the open part of the clasptoward the hand and the short jaw projecting inside or downward. Thecuff is then inserted between the two jaws and may be held at anydesired point, as it will be observed that I form my clasp with the jawsrunning parallel nearly their entire length, so as to give the greatestpossible holdingsurface. The cuft' can thus be placed precisely in theright position in the sleeve, so that it will project as far beyond thesleeve as may bedesired, and it will be held firmly in that position. Iam thus enabled to construct a neat and cheap device and dispense withbuttons, which are troublesome, and also with pins, which have beenattached to clampingjaws, but which tear the lining of the sleeve andfrequently injure the arin of the wearer.

I am aware that it is not new, broadly, to construct a clasp with twospring-jaws, nor to make a clamping device for holding cult's, Sac.,with a pin or hooks for attaching, and such I do not claim as myinvention; but

What I claim is- A cufholder consisting of a flat piece of springmaterial bent, substantially as described, to form the spring-jaws, oneshorter than the other, the long one being perforated, and the shorterone having its free end delected, the said holder being adapted to besecured to the coat or dress sleeve by sewing,

in the manner and for the purpose set forth. 8o

E. W. WICKERSHAM. Witnesses:

HORACE B. VEREY, WILLIAM WICKERSHAM.

